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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 830 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

  1. Earth
  2. Mars
  3. Sirius
  4. 6
  5. Mercury
  6. is the smallest planet
  7. spins tipped on its side
  8. Neptune
  9. Saturn
  10. the Sun
  11. Uranus
  12. Phobos
  13. 8
  14. its orbit
  15. is the largest planet
  16. 3
  17. Earth
  18. Jupiter
  19. is farthest from the Sun
  20. a moon
  21. False
  22. 1
  23. False
  24. it reflects sunlight
  25. Earth
  26. is the planet we live on
  27. 8
  28. False
  29. a moon
  30. is closest to the Sun
  31. False
  32. 1
  33. a planet
  34. True
  35. an astronaut
  36. Earth spins on its axis
  37. a planet
  38. False
  39. a moon
  40. 24

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